United States bomb the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
On 7 May 1999, US bombs damaged the embassy and relations between China and the West
Witness History · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
In 1999, NATO carried out a bombing campaign in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
On 7 May, five American bombs hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three people and damaging relations between China and the West.
Ben Henderson speaks to Hong Shen, a Chinese businessman, who was one of the first on the scene.
(Photo: Protesters hold pictures of Chinese journalists killed in the embassy bombing. Credit: Stephen Shaver/AFP via Getty Images)